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c. 1641

Bird's-Eye-View of Venice, Plate II

Matthäus Merian the Elder

Swiss, 1593 - 1650

This map was published in a book about the Hanseatic League, a commercial network of cities along the Baltic and Northern Seas that traded with Venice. The two-page spread provides a bird's-eye view of the city, revealing in meticulous detail many sites familiar to visitors today.

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